50 Best Bread Maker Recipes
The best bread maker recipes to bake whether it is your first time using your bread maker or you're already an experienced home baker. These easy and delicious bread recipes are perfect for busy families.
It's baking season! Are you ready to fire up your bread maker?
Maybe you just treated yourself to a new bread machine and want to try it out.
Maybe you're giving the dusty one on your shelf one last shot before you donate it.
Whether your a new baker or an experienced home bread baker, I want to inspire you to try some new things with your bread machine that maybe didn't know was possible!
These are our family's very favorite bread machine recipes. We put it to use every week, all during the fall and winter months, and often during the summertime, too!
Got any questions? Drop me a note in the comments and I'll be happy to help!
Baking with your bread machine is the perfect way to have warm, fresh, homemade bread for your loved ones.
From basic white breads, to healthy whole wheat breads, to fun and flavorful sweet or savory breads, you'll find all the delicious bread recipes you need to enjoy your bread maker.
Don't miss the easy dough recipes for cinnamon buns and pretzels, too!
Bread Machine Sandwich Breads
There are so many excellent bread machine recipes for making sandwiches, you can get my full list of sandwich breads here.
Unless you're looking for something to start your day off, then you'd want to read my list of breakfast sandwich breads here!
I've listed the best bread machine recipes for sandwiches that are available on my site below but if you've got a copy of The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook, then you also have access to these easily sliced recipes:
- Milk & Honey Bread
- Caraway Rye Bread
- Rosemary Herb Bread
- Farmer's Market Veggie Patch Bread
Italian Bread
Got a new bread maker? This is the first recipe you should try making with your bread machine.
Classic Italian bread is the white bread recipe everyone needs in their rotation.
Use it for stuffing, croutons, sandwiches, dunking in soups, and serving for any breakfast or dinner.
White Bread
For a softer slice, my bread machine white bread is perfect for making sandwiches for the kids.
French Bread
If you are looking for a white bread with an amazingly crispy crust, you can't go wrong with this bread machine French bread.
While not quite as tender as my Italian bread, this recipe is the absolute perfect choice for making a homemade bread pudding, homemade croutons, and more!
Potato Bread
If you've hesitated to make potato bread in the bread machine because you don't want to have to pre-boil and mash the potatoes, my recipe is just what you need
I used instant mashed potato flakes to give that signature flavor and texture to my easy potato bread recipe, you're going to love it.
Ciabatta Bread
Bake a loaf of ciabatta in your oven after you use the bread machine to make the easy dough.
This hearty bread makes absolutely amazing grilled sandwiches!
Rye Bread
My bread machine rye bread with caraway seeds has perfect texture for sandwiches.
Bread Machine Whole Wheat Breads
When you're looking to dabble with the fabulous nutty flavor of whole wheat, you'll find it bakes up perfectly in a bread machine!
I have a classic Honey Whole Wheat Bread in The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook and several shaped whole wheat breads available here on the site:
Steakhouse Brown Bread
This dark steakhouse brown bread recipe has just a touch of sweetness and is perfect for pairing with whipped honey butter at your dinner table, just like at your favorite steakhouse restaurant!
Fluffy slices are perfect for dunking in hearty stews all season long.
Steakhouse Brown Bread
If you love that steakhouse brown bread recipe, you'll love this easy brown bread rolls variation!
Whole Wheat Buns
Roll them larger and they're whole wheat hamburger buns, roll them smaller and they're delicious whole wheat dinner rolls. You decide!
That's the beauty of baking homemade bread with your bread machine.
Whole Wheat Breadsticks
You can prep the dough for these whole wheat breadsticks in the bread maker and then bake them off in the oven. I love them dusted with parmesan cheese.
Bread Machine Sourdough Breads
Yes! You can learn how to bake sourdough in a bread machine if you've got starter on hand.
I have a 2-pound Speedy Sourdough Loaf, a Sourdough Pesto Swirl, and my husband's favorite Sourdough Dinner Rolls in The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook but here are a few available on the site to get you started baking today:
Classic Sourdough White Bread
My easy bread machine sourdough white bread has an amazing texture that just cannot be beat.
Garlic Parmesan Sourdough
The perfect first sourdough recipe to bake in your bread machine, this fun garlic parmesan sourdough bread tastes great with your spaghetti dinner or tomato soup.
Slice it for a yummy tomato sandwich in the summer.
Bread Machine Recipes with Fruit or Spices
I love to use fruits to naturally sweeten bread maker recipes, they also work to keep things nice and moist. You can add so much flavor with a dash of spice, too!
In addition to the recipes on my site, here's a peek at the recipes you have access to with a copy of The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook:
- Lemon Blueberry Bread
- Blueberry Streusel Bread
- Apple Crisp Bread
- Aloha Pineapple Bread
- Chocolate Almond Bread
- Orange Chocolate Chip Bread
- Almond Cherry Bread
Apple Bread
This sliceable apple bread is perfect for making a fall sandwich, breakfast toast, or cutting into fingers for dunking into a cozy fall soup.
French Pear Bread
This sweet bread machine French pear bread has just a hint of black pepper to it that keeps it from being too sweet.
Banana Bread
Yes! You can make banana bread in a bread machine!
This yeasted banana bread with pecans is a delicious sweet loaf to try in a bread maker.
Easily slice it for delicious toast and slater with cream cheese, peanut butter, or Nutella for a special treat.
German Christmas Bread
Studded with dried fruits and nuts, this German Christmas bread is an easy Christmas brunch treat to serve to your family and friends.
Pour the egg nog, crank up the holiday tunes, and channel the best flavors of Christmas.
Rum Raisin Bread
Step aside boring cinnamon raisin bread, this grown-up spin has a hint of rum for a fun and festive loaf during the holidays.
Slice it for toast or cube it for an easy bread pudding with flair.
Celery Seed Bread
With warm onion and celery flavors, this easy celery seed bread is the perfect choice for hearty sandwich fillings or for cubing into croutons for a homemade stuffing.
Bread Machine Sweet Breads
Looking for something sweet to slice for breakfast or to go with your afternoon tea? The best brunch breads really fill out your morning menu so well!
In addition to the options on this site, you'll find these recipes in The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook:
- Hot Buttered Rum Bread
- Pumpkin Bread
- Spiced Eggnog Bread
- Cranberry & White Chocolate Delight
- It's Not a Fruitcake Bread
- Classic Hummingbird Bread
- Poppy Seed Tea Bread
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Carrot Cake Bread
This sweet festive bread is perfect for any holiday brunch all year long.
Crushed pineapple and freshly shredded carrot with a delicate cream cheese drizzle make this carrot cake bread recipe the star of your buffet.
Gingerbread Bread
All the same flavors as your favorite gingerbread cookies, this easy gingerbread bread is a fun option to bake during the Christmas season.
Maple Oatmeal Bread
Classic rolled oats give this easy maple oatmeal bread a deliciously chewy texture but it's that subtly sweet flavor that makes it a total winner for me!
Bread Machine King Cake
Celebrate Mardi Gras with a homemade bread machine king cake!
Bread Machine Egg Breads
Adding egg to bread makes each slice a golden yellow and pillowy soft.
The most classic egg bread is, of course, a braided challah bread. I love to use the bread machine to make a simple loaf.
Challah Loaf
Whether you're baking for a special treat for Hanukkah or you want to make the world's very best fluffy french toast, having a great challah loaf recipe at your fingertips is an essential bread recipe for home bakers.
Bread Machine Rolls
Use the Dough program on your bread maker to bake easy dinner rolls or breakfast rolls right in the oven.
I have so many easy rolls on the site for you, but with a copy of The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook you could also make:
- Hot Cross Buns
- Buttery Dinner Rolls
- Classic Cinnamon Rolls
- Pretzel Twists
- Caramel Pecan Breakfast Buns
Brown and Serve Dinner Rolls
You can make ahead a batch of these homemade brown and serve dinner rolls for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, or any special family gathering and store them in the fridge for 3 days or freeze them for 3 weeks.
Simply thaw and then bake them so you can serve them warm with that buttery golden brown crust.
Crescent Dinner Rolls
This easy dinner roll recipe is perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, or any special family gathering.
You could even use this from-scratch crescent dough in place of the refrigerated crescent dough in any recipe.
Bread Machine Potato Dinner Rolls
These delicious light and fluffy bread machine potato rolls make a nice big batch of 24 buns for you to prep ahead of a holiday feast.
Orange Rolls
If you love homemade cinnamon rolls, you'll seriously love these subtly sweet orange rolls with orange icing.
Prepare the easy dough in the bread machine and then bake them in the oven for the perfect texture.
German Stollen Buns
These sweet stollen buns are studded with candied fruits and dusted with powdered sugar, they make an amazing breakfast roll to serve during the holiday season.
Apple Cider Cinnamon Rolls
Prep ahead these easy apple cider cinnamon rolls for a fun Halloween or Thanksgiving breakfast. They make any fall weekend extra-special.
Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls
These pumpkin spice cinnamon rolls are perfect for using up a jar of pumpkin butter!
Blueberry Rolls with Orange Glaze
Blueberry rolls with orange glaze are a fun and fruity breakfast treat when blueberries are at their peak in the summer.
Red Velvet Cinnamon Rolls
These red velvet cinnamon rolls are a fun variation on a classic cinnamon roll and would be perfect for making ahead for a Christmas breakfast.
Bread Machine Shaped Breads
I think one of the most unique tricks you can use when preparing a bread machine bread is to pause the program and shape the bread for it to finish baking right in the bread maker!
Everything Bagel Bread
Warm, seasoned pull-apart bread or cooled sliced bread loaf, you decide!
Grab that jar of Everything But the Bagel Seasoning from Trader Joe's or mix your own blend easily for this buttery everything bagel bread.
Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread
Prep the sweet dough for this cinnamon pull apart bread in your bread maker.
Then it is super quick and easy to roll out, coat in cinnamon sugar mix, and bake in the oven. The bread machine turns out perfect dough every time.
Bread Machine Pizza Doughs
Homemade pizza night will never be the same once you start to play with homemade bread machine pizza doughs of varying flavors!
Don't forget the breadsticks and focaccias, too!
Pizza Dough
Another fun bread machine dough recipe, this homemade pizza dough is perfect for making a wide variety of pizzas or easy cheesey breadsticks.
One recipe makes two family-sized pizza crusts or 4 - 6 generous personal-sized pizzas.
Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
An easy way to add even more flavor to your homemade pizza is to start with whole wheat pizza dough with that signature nutty flavor the whole wheat gives.
Sourdough Pizza Dough
Get that sourdough starter in high gear and then use it for everything including this easy sourdough discard pizza crust!
Bread Machine Flatbreads
Don't want to shape the round pizza? Use these focaccia recipes to make a simple sheet pan flat bread using your bread maker's dough program:
Focaccia
Want an easy recipe for learning how to use the Dough program on your bread machine?
This fun Italian recipe for focaccia is perfect for beginner bakers who are intimidated to form dinner rolls.
Simply pat the dough out onto a baking sheet and slather it with olive oil. Cut into squares and dip into a hearty tomato sauce on spaghetti night.
Sourdough Focaccia
If you're getting started with sourdough and need an easy recipe for after you feed your sourdough starter, be sure to try this awesome sourdough focaccia. It has all that lovely tang and an awesome springy texture.
Bread Machine Holiday Breads
My real bread baking passion is to prepare homemade breads for the holidays all year round.
Stuffing Bread
Bake a loaf of my easy stuffing bread pre-seasoned with fresh herbs. It's a great choice for making homemade stuffing croutons for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Cornmeal Stuffing Bread
If cornbread dressing is your style, then don't miss this hearty cornmeal stuffing bread with real corn in every slice. It's also a great choice for making homemade stuffing croutons for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Best Bread Machine Cookbook
If you need a handy kitchen companion with 50 of the best bread machine recipes you'll ever want to bake for your family, be sure to get a copy of The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook.
This is the best bread machine cookbook on the market because:
- A Photo for EVERY Recipe: Most bread maker cookbooks don't have photos for the recipes. This book has gorgeous full-page photos for every single recipe and helpful step by step photos for tricky assembly of rolled doughs.
- Helpful Tips for Beginners: Whether this is your first loaf or your 1,000th, you'll have all the tips you need to get perfect breads every time.
- Practical Recipes: The delicious bread recipes included in this book will pair perfectly with any breakfast, lunch, or dinner you are planning. Everyday recipes PLUS delicious holiday flavors, too.
I just made the Speedy Sourdough Loaf from your cookbook in my Cusinart Compact bread machine. The recipe calls for 3 Tbsp water but when the dough cycle was done it was just a crumbly flour mixture. I think it needed more liquid. I put back in machine and added more water but guessed at the amount. Is this an error in the recipe or something I did not have correct.? I believe my starter is good. I love your book and ideas.
Hi Joy, I'm sorry to hear you had trouble with the recipe. If you check out the troubleshooting section in the book, I do mention that sometimes you need to add a tablespoon more of water (or milk or other liquid the recipe calls for) if the dough looks too dry. Depending on how you measured the flour, the consistency of your sourdough starter, and the humidity of your environment, there can be differences in the texture of the flour to liquid ratio. It's always a good idea to keep an eye on it until the machine is finished with that first mixing. I hope that helps!
I noticed there is no additional liquid in the recipe for carrot cake bread. Is that correct?
Hi Patsy,
Yes, you are correct. You'll use all the liquid from the can of pineapple, do not drain it.
I love Tiffany’s Bread Machine Cookbook. I have made most of the recipes. They turn out wonderfully every time. I especially love the Steakhouse, Fluffy Frocaccia, Rye, and Buttery Dinner Rolls. I keep recommending the book to the bread machine Facebook group. Currently I am looking for a recipe to make baguettes. Anyone have a great recipe? I just bought a baguette baking pan.
Oh, thank you SO much, Chris. This comment just makes my day! I haven't tried baguettes yet but I am working on a French bread recipe for the bread machine. I'll add the baguettes to my list.